HMRC recently updated its guidance on off payroll working compliance for
employers.
The new guidance sets out 'practical steps' for organisations to follow.
It affects employers who are responsible for operating off payroll working rules
and who engage workers who provide their services through their own
intermediary.
The guidance states that organisations should apply the new guidelines to
'reflect the complexity and scale of their own off payroll working
engagements'. It said that the guidelines should be used to 'help
make informed decisions based on individual circumstances'.
The guidance also outlines a change in policy that could affect organisations
with an open compliance check as part of the reformed IR35 rules. This was
initially announced at the Autumn Statement on 22 November last year.
From 6 April 2024, HMRC will take into account the taxes a worker or their
intermediary have already paid against the amount the deemed employer owes. This
change applies to income tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs)
assessed by HMRC on or after 6 April 2024 from off-payroll working errors in
payments since 6 April 2017.
Internet links: GOV.UK